WASHINGTON, D.C., December 11, 2018 – Following today’s Senate vote to confirm Jonathan Kobes to a seat on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, AFJ President Nan Aron released the following statement:

“Jonathan Kobes is blatantly unqualified for a lifetime seat on the federal bench – but thanks to his highly partisan credentials, Republicans in the Senate have seen fit to ram through his nomination. His confirmation endangers the rights of millions of people in the Eighth Circuit and the country. By confirming Kobes, the majority of Senate Republicans have proven they are willing to ignore any and all deficiencies in a nominee’s record in order to pack our courts with partisan yes-men who will continue to rubber-stamp this administration’s dangerous agenda.”